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Emmys in Limbo as Negotiations for TV Rights Drag On

8:10 PM PDT 4/21/2011 by Alex Ben Block

The TV academy faces a production crunch in preparing for this year's show, which is less than five months away.

Less than five months before the Primetime Emmys are scheduled to be handed out, telecast rights to the ceremony are still in limbo. That's causing a mounting problem for the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, which is dependent on closing a new TV deal and, if negotiations drag on much further, might face a production crunch in preparing for this year's show.

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